Monday, August 10, 2009

Betty Nickell visits MY(P)WAHE!

Rockabilly Hall of Fame inductee Betty Nickell visited MY(P)WHAE headquarters today, which is (are?) conveniently located at the address Bev and I reside at. Betty's a really sweet lady, and quite sharp, to boot. And she's not without plenty of interesting and fun true-life stories to share from her career, including the time she nabbed first prize on a radio show after one whole day's practice. Not so fun, to be sure, is the memory of making "nothing" from the record that earned her a place in the Rockabilly Hall of Fame (the terrific rocker Hot Dog), though it amazes and delights her to discover that the record is quite fondly remembered after 51 years (to the tune of $380 in a recent eBay auction!). Sometimes, you don't know how famous you are until you Google your name. Or not famous, whichever the case may be.

Update: A yellow-wax copy of Hot Dog went for $500 in an Oct., 2008 eBay auction. Whoa.

Betty gave me a photocopy of a Country Music Digest article about her and her group, The Mystics. Here they are in all their circa-1975 glory:

8 comments:

Wow, this just shows how popular the blog is. It's attracting celebrities! :) Very cool! Please tell Betty how much we've enjoyed listening to her music - I've been playing "Tomorrow" over and over for the last few days.

That's my Aunt Betty!! And my dad Rick was in the Mystics with her!! We still listen to their records and it's so great the she's getting recognized now for it all! I love listening to their music they're so amazing! "Tomorrow" was always one of my favorites off thier record! I'm so glad you have her on here to reconize her talents!! Love you Aunt Bett! Erin :)

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